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* Borzoi can also been seen in cameo roles in the films Love at First Bite, Legends of the Fall (" Notchee Boy "), Excalibur, All Dogs Go to Heaven ( 1989 ), Bride of Frankenstein, Easter Parade, Wolfen, Ziegfeld Follies, Onegin ( 1999 ), Gangs of New York ( 2002 ), Chaplin, The Avengers ( TV series ), JAG, Maverick ( 1994 ), Sleepy Hollow, Last Action Hero, and A Knights Tale ( on the DVD deleted scenes ).
Chaplin quickly began work in another role, touring with his brother — who was also pursuing an acting career — in a comedy sketch called Repairs.
Karno selected his new star to join a fraction of the company that toured North America's vaudeville circuit ; he also signed Chaplin to a new contract, which doubled his pay.
With an insurance of $ 1, 500 promised in case of failure, Sennett also allowed Chaplin to direct his own film.
Chaplin also wished to " do something more " than comedy, and — as Louvish says —" make his mark on a changed world.
One advantage Chaplin found in sound technology was the ability to record a musical score for the film ; he also took the opportunity to mock the talkies, opening City Lights with a squeaky, unintelligible speech that " burlesqued the metallic tones of early talky voices ".
Federal prosecutors also brought Mann Act charges against Chaplin related to Barry in 1944, of which he was acquitted.
Chaplin decided not to release the film in the United States, which also meant that it was financially much less successful than his earlier films, despite moderate commercial success in Europe.
Chaplin also concentrated on his family, to which he and Oona added three more children, Jane Cecil ( b. 23 May 1957 ), Annette Emily ( b. 3 December 1959 ) and Christopher James ( b. 8 July 1962 ).
The impresario also taught his comedians to vary the pace of their comedy, that a hectic speed was not necessary, and used elements of absurdity that would become familiar in Chaplin gags.
However, he also often relied on help from his closest collaborators, such as his long-time cinematographer Roland Totheroh, brother Sydney Chaplin and various assistant directors, such as Harry Crocker and Charles Reisner.
Chaplin also diverged from conventional slapstick by slowing down his pace and exhausting each scene of its comic potential, and focusing more on developing the viewer's relationship to the characters.
He also often employed inanimate objects in his films, often transforming them into other objects in an almost surreal way, such as in The Pawnshop ( 1916 ) and One A. M. ( 1916 ), where Chaplin is the only actor aside Chester Conklin's brief appearance in the very first scene.
Alongside acting, directing, writing, producing, and editing, Chaplin also composed the musical scores for his films.
Chaplin also received his only competitive Oscar for his composition work, receiving the Academy Award for Best Original Score for Limelight ( along with Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell ) in 1973.
In 2011 two murals depicting Chaplin on two 14-storey buildings were also unveiled in Vevey.
In 1998, Chaplin also received a statue in Waterville, Ireland, where he spent several summers with his family in the 1960s.
Since 2011 the town has also been host to the annual Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival, which was founded to celebrate Chaplin's legacy and to showcase new comic talent.
Retrospectives of his work were presented that year at The National Film Theatre in London, the Munich Stadtmuseum and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which also dedicated a gallery exhibition, Chaplin: A Centennial Celebration, to him.
Chaplin has also been remembered in several other ways.
Richard Attenborough directed a film on Chaplin's life, Chaplin ( 1992 ), which starred Robert Downey, Jr. as Chaplin and also included Chaplin's oldest daughter Geraldine Chaplin playing his mother, Hannah Chaplin.
Chaplin is also a supporting character in several other films, such as The Cat's Meow ( 2001 ), in which he was played by Eddie Izzard and The Scarlett O ' Hara War ( 1980 ), in which he was played by Clive Revill.

Chaplin and received
It was a big success, and Chaplin received considerable press attention.
During production of the film Chaplin had been involved with the actress Pola Negri, a romantic pairing that received vast media interest.
" The Lita Grey affair was soon forgotten, but Chaplin was deeply affected by it: the stress of the ordeal turned his hair white, and both his second wife and The Circus received only a passing mention in his autobiography.
The film received considerable press coverage for this reason, although Chaplin tried to downplay the issue.
Chaplin received several awards and recognitions during his lifetime, especially during his later career in the 1960s and the 1970s.
Although the project started in 1958, Chaplin only received his star in 1970 because of his political views.
Chaplin also received three Academy Awards, one competitive award for Best Original Score, and two Honorary Awards, and was nominated for three more:
For her final dance before the public vote, Harrison and Chaplin danced a Hairspray-themed Freestyle dance which was remarked by the judges that " it was good but needed more " and received a 27.
Some film historians have speculated about what the public's reaction would have been if they did not know A Woman of Paris did not star Chaplin — it may have been received much differently.
It was not until 1972 that the film was finally seen in wide American release, and Chaplin, Larry Russell, and Ray Rasch received the Oscar for best original score.
It was the only competitive Academy Award Chaplin ever received.
She played her grandmother in the biopic, Chaplin ( 1992 ) for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination.
Chaplin received a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Spanish-Argentine thriller, In the City Without Limits ( 2001 ).
Negri had met Chaplin while in Germany, and what began as a platonic relationship there became a well-publicized affair and marriage speculation which received the headline, " The Queen of Tragedy To Wed The King of Comedy ".
Explorer John Rae, who accompanied the expedition, named area lakes in honor of its members: The lake now called Old Wives Lake became Johnstone Lake and Chaplin Lake received the name by which it is still known.
Before releasing the film Chaplin negotiated for and received an enhanced financial deal for the film with his distributor, First National Corporation, based on the success of the final film.
Moreover, Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an Honorary Award.
Charlie Chaplin and Warner Brothers each received an Honorary Award.
Originally, Chaplin was a Best Actor, Best Writer and Best Director, Comedy nominee for the film The Circus, but was removed from the list, and was honored with the award ; while the company received the award for pioneering talking pictures.
Chaplin, a mature student, was a printer's commercial engraver ; he was also an amateur artist whose prints had already received some recognition and had been hung at the Royal Academy summer exhibitions.

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